Nicole Foy: A big, fat problem

This story about how more and more people are so large they can’t fit into medical scanners reminded me about how I’ve been meaning to try and get a list of local places that can accommodate the obese. I swear I’ve heard of facilities with expanded MRIs to accommodate our expanding-at-the-waistline population. Anyone out there have any feedback?

The new study says radiologists report many Americans are too obese to be X-rayed in traditional scanners or their fat is so dense beams can’t penetrate it. The films and images look like snowstorms  very problematic if you’re trying to make out a ruptured appendix or something.